Banana Chan is a

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and writer for

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and board games. Chan and Sen-Foong Lim created '' Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall'' (2021). Chan has written for over twenty

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, including the official

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campaign setting ''

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'' (2021), ''Dune: Adventures in the Imperium'', and the third edition of ''

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'' (2022). Chan is the owner and co-founder of the tabletop publishing company Read/Write Memory, formerly known as Game and a Curry.

Works

Roleplaying games and supplements

Banana Chan has written for many titles in tabletop games, both as a lead designer and as a hired freelancer. * Writer and Designer: ''The Imposters'' (2018) * Writer: ''The North Sea Epilogues'' (2018) * Narrative Designer: ''Sea of Legends'' (2020) * Writer: ''

'' (2021) * Writer: ''Dune: Adventures in the Imperium'' (2021) * Writer, Co-Designer and Co-Creator: '' Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall'' (2021) * Writer and Co-Designer: ''Questlings: RPG'' (2021) * Writer, Co-Designer and Co-Creator: ''Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous'' (2022) * Writer, Co-Designer and Co-Creator: ''An Exquisite Crime'' (2022) * Writer: ''

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2E Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall'' (2022) * Writer: ''Pathfinder 2E Dark Archive (2022)'' * Writer, Co-Designer and Creator: ''Deimos Academy'' (2024) * Writer, Co-Designer and Co-Creator: ''The Revenant Society: The Endless Loop Beneath the City'' (2024) * Writer, Designer and Creator: ''Forgery'' (2024) * Writer, Designer and Creator: ''The Darkness at the Brink of Ohio'' (forthcoming)

Kids on Bikes

Chan worked on multiple products in the '' Kids on Bikes'' series. * Module Writer: ''Dads on Mowers'' (2018) * Co-author: ''Grannies on Scooters'' (2020) * Module Writer: ''Doggos on Skateboards'' (2020) * Module Writer: ''Anacondas on Airliners'' (2020)

Board games

* Short Story Writer: ''Terror Below'' (2019) * Lead Haunt Writer, Scooby-Doo: ''Betrayal at Mystery Mansion'' (2020) * Writer: ''Warp’s Edge'' (2020) * Writer: ''Atheneum; Mystic Library'' (2020) * Character Writer: ''Critical Care'' (2021) * Haunt Writer: '' Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition'' (2022) * Co-Designer: ''Mr. Lovenstein Presents: No Context'' (2023) * Co-Designer: ''Chucky'' (2024), the officially licensed board game for Child's Play

Awards and nominations

Awards In 2016, Chan won Best

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in the Golden Cobra Challenge for her

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roleplaying game ''They're Onto Me''. In 2022, Chan won the title of Designer of the Year from

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's Tabletop Awards. The same year, she won three ENnies Awards: '' Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall'' (Silver Ennie for "Best Setting"), ''Questlings: RPG'' (Silver Ennie for "Best Family Game / Product"), and ''Dune – Adventures in the Imperium: Core Rulebook'' (Gold Ennie for "Best Writing"). Nominations and Honorable Mentions In 2015, Chan was given an Honorable Mention in the Golden Cobra Challenge for her live action roleplaying game ''The Other Place''. In 2022, Chan and Sen-Foong Lim, along with the Game and a Curry and Wet Ink Games teams, were nominated for ENnies in three categories for ''Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall'': Best Setting (which they won), Best Production Value and Product of the Year. The same year, Chan and ''Game and a Curry'' were also nominated for Best Family Game/Product for their game ''Questlings: RPG'' in collaboration with Letiman Games and Tim Devine. In addition to the ENnies, ''Jiangshi'' was nominated for the 2022

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's Indie Groundbreaker Awards for "Most Innovative."

References

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